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Pedigree Biology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

In the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

3.

How many affected females are deceased? 

a)

0

b)

2

c)

4

d)

All 

4.

Which generation connects these two pedigrees? 

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

5.

In the second generation-how many people have the disease or display the physical trait?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

6.

If a trait SKIPS a generation, it is an indication that the trait is....

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

incompletely dominant

d)

co-dominant

7.

How many females are in this pedigree?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

8.

An organism in which two genes for a given trait are alike.

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

9.

The branch of biology that deals with heredity.

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

c)

genetics

d)

heredity

10.

What does a pedigree chart show?

a)

The evolutionary history of a species

b)

The life cycle of an organism

c)

The inheritance of a trait through several generations

d)

The genetic diversity within a population

11.

In a pedigree chart, what does a square typically represent?

a)

A female individual

b)

A male individual

c)

A marriage or mating

d)

An offspring

12.

What does a circle typically represent in a pedigree chart?

a)

A male individual

b)

A female individual

c)

An offspring

d)

A marriage or mating

13.

What is the likelihood of a non-taster to have non-taster children if they have children with one heterozygous for taste?

a)

75%

b)

10%

c)

25%

d)

50%

14.

In a pedigree chart, what does a horizontal line connecting a circle and a square represent?

a)

A) Sibling relationship

b)

B) Marriage or mating

c)

C) Parent-child relationship

d)

D) Adoption

15.

Which of the following patterns in a pedigree chart suggests a trait is autosomal dominant?

a)

A) The trait appears in every generation

b)

B) The trait skips generations

c)

C) Only males are affected

d)

D) Only females are affected